Bag



utented A'prr15, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Henry A. nnricnivew York, N. Y. Application February 28, 1938, 4SerlalNo. 192,958

(ci. zoe-v) 4 Claims.

This invention relates to flexible bags for garmenta, blankets, linens, or other articles made oi textile material.

.iin object of this invention is to provide in a has' of the character described, means to protect garments, blankets or other textile articles stored in the bag, as Well as the bag itself, against iniury by moths, or other insects.

.another object of this invention is to provide a bag of the character described, having a lining impregnated with a volatile moth or insert repellent substance, said lining beingmade of such material and so treated as to retain the repellent substance for relatively long periods, permitting the substance to evaporate very slowly.

Still another object of this invention is toprovide a bag of the character described, having'a iining treated with an insect repelling substance which will not stain either the articles in the bag or the outer bag. v

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a flexible bag or the character described, having an inner lining made of a soft, pliable, strong cloth which shall be easy to handle and sew', and which will not stiften the bag, whereby the nished bag may retain its softness and pliability, said cloth being of very fine mesh to prevent penetration of detrimental insects or dust into the bag, and yet permitting suiilcient air to enter the bag to prevent mustiness.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bag of the character described, having an inner dining impregnated `with volatile insect repellent oil, stitched to the bag at the seams and being loose from the outer bag, whereby to provide an inner and outer bag, and separate closed pockets oi air between the bags, whereby if an insect penetrates the outer bag, it would immediately encounter the odor of the yvoiatilized oil in said pockets.

A still further object of this invention is to provide in a bag of the character described, a

lining stitched to the outer bag and made of elastic material to contract around the threads at the seams, whereby to prevent vpenetration of in- L sects or dust through the needle holes madel during the stitching operation.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a strong and durable bag of the character described, which shall be relatively inexpensive and easy to manufacture, attractive in appearance, and yet practical and efficient to a high degrec in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

, .The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exempliiled in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one oi' the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a garment bag embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fie. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged, cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 51s a perspective view of another bag embodying the invention.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, I 0 designates a bag embodying' the invention, here shown for the purpose of illustration, in the form of a 'garment bag. Said bag is substantially prismatic in shape, and has an outer cover or casing Il of cotton, glazed chintz, silk or any other suitable soft, flexible woven textile material or cloth. Said outer cover Il comprises, a bottom Wall I2, a top wall I3, front and rear walls I4, and side walls l5; Said walls are stitched together at the corner seams in the usual manner.

One side wall I5may be provided with an elongated slit or opening adapted to'be closed by a line of slider actuated fastenersllin the usual manner. The other side wall I5 may be provided with a central longitudinal stitched seam I 8. The top wall may be provided with a central grommet or eyelet 20 to receive the hook 2| on a usual supporting frame 22 disposed at the top of the bag. Y

Means is provided to protect garments or other articles placed in the bag from injury by moths or other insects. To this end, the bag is provided with an inner lining 24, covering the inner surfaces ofthe bottom, top,v side and end walls of the outer cover I I. The lining is stitched .tov the outer cover or casing along the corner seams, at seam I8, and at the line of fasteners Y I1. The top wall of the lining may be formed with a central opening to receive the grommet 20, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The major portions of the opposing walls of said 1ining and outer cover are loose from one another to provide a plurality of closed air pockets between said walls.

Said lining 24 is preferably made of thin, soft,

. flexible, pliable, unwoven fine mesh, elted, elastic cloth, of compressed or calendered bers or filaments, such as cotton fibers. Said cloth is impregnated with concentrated cedar oil or the like substantially completely volatile moth repellant oil. The concentrated cedar oil is sub-a stantially completely volatile, and will not stain either the garments or other articles in the bag or,the outer casing.

There is thus provided a duplex bag, that is. a bag comprising a complete outervcasing and a complete inner casing. The inner lining being made of very iine mesh cloth excludes insects or dust and yet permits inltration of suiiicient air to prevent mustiness in the bag.

The lining material is elastic to contract around the threads at the seams, whereby to prevent penetration of insects or dust through the needle holes made during the stitching ope eration.

The air pockets between the inner and -outer casings insulate the bag. Said pockets are completely closed, and become iilled with volatilized cedar oil. Il' an insect were to penetrate the outer casing, it would immediately encounter the cedar charged air in one of the pockets and go no further. The inside of the bag is also charged with volatilized cedar oil.

The bag should be closed immediately -after putting in or taking out clothes, to retain the cedar oil vapors in the bag.

The lining is preferably impregnated with concentrated cedar oil, without mixture with other non-volatilizing oils, whereby the cedar oil volatilizes or evaporates substantially completely so as not to stain clothing in the bag' or the outer casing.

The impregnated cloth is preferably on one or both sides with a thin layer of paste or adhesive substance to hold the cedar oil so that it does not evaporate too quickly. The coating of adhesive substance is very thin to permit some of the cedar oil to volatilize. The iine mesh of the pressed or felted cloth also serves to retain the cedar oil for relatively long periods.

Although the invention has been illustrated in the form of a. garment bag. it will beunderstood that the invention may be embodied in other bags or containers i'or textiles or cloth articles.

In Fig. 5 there is shown a blanket bag Ilia provided with my improved cedar oil impregnated inner lining Nb. Bag Illa is prismatic in shape, and has an outer casing lc'of woven cloth, to which the inner lining is stitched at the seams. A line of slider actuated fasteners llld, may extend along one side and the top and bottom of the bag. l

It will thus be seen that there is provided'a device in which the several objects oi' this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions ot practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. A bag of the character described, comprising an outer casing of textile material, a wall of said casing having an opening and fasteners at said opening to close the same, and an inner flexible lining lattached to said outer casing only along marginal edges of walls of the outer casing, and forming a plurality of closed pockets therewith each comforming to dimensions of a companion wall, said lining being impregnated with a volatile insect repellent substance, and means on said lining to retard volatilization of said substance.

2. A bag of the character described, comprising an outer casing of textile material having walls permanently secured to each other, onev wall of said casing having an opening and releasable fastener means to close the same, and an inner flexible lining attached along its margins to said outer casing, and forming a plurality of closed pockets therewith, said lining being impregnated with a volatile insect repellent substance, and a coating of adhesive substance on said lining to retard volatilization of said substance.

3. A bag of the character described, comprising an outer exible casing, and an inner flexible lining stitched thereto and forming air pockets therewith, said lining being impregnated with concentrated cedar oil, and a thin coating of adhesive substance on opposite sides of said lining.

fi. A bag for articles made of textile material comprising a box-like outer casing having bottom, top, side and end walls, one wall of said outer casing being formed with an elongated slit and having interengaging fasteners at opposite sides of said slit, an inner flexible lining of felted bers stitched to the outer casing along the seams connecting the walls thereof and along opposite sides of said slit, said lining being loose from said outer casing except along the seams and margins of the slit to form a plurality of closed pockets therewith each corresponding to dimensions of a. companion wall, said lining being impregnated with volatile insect repellent substance, and means on said lining to retard volatilization of said substance.

HENRY A. ENRICH. 

